Only the contemptible fear contempt.

Too great cleverness is but deceptive delicacy, true delicacy is the most substantial cleverness.

We often pride ourselves on even the most criminal passions, but envy is a timid and shamefaced passion we never dare to acknowledge.

The reason why lovers are never bored together is that they are always talking of themselves.

To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.

Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.

The desire to be thought clever often prevents a man from becoming so.